Disclosed herein is a networked media station providing a variety of features including a wireless network interface, a wired network interface, a peripheral interface, and a multimedia interface. The wireless network interface(s) allows the device to communicate to serve as a wireless base station
Disclosed herein is a networked media station providing a variety of features including a wireless network interface, a wired network interface, a peripheral interface, and a multimedia interface. The wireless network interface(s) allows the device to communicate to serve as a wireless base station or repeater and/or a bridge between a wireless and a wired network. The peripheral interface allows the device to communicate with a variety of peripherals, and, in conjunction with the network interface(s), allows sharing of a peripheral among multiple networked computers. The multimedia interface allows the device to be used with entertainment devices for streaming of multimedia information from a network connected computer to the entertainment device. Control of various aspects of the device is preferably controlled from a network connected computer.
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1. A method, comprising: in a computer, performing operations for: receiving, through a wireless local area network, an advertisement identifying a networked media station on the wireless local area network and including connection information for the networked media station;using the connection inf
1. A method, comprising: in a computer, performing operations for: receiving, through a wireless local area network, an advertisement identifying a networked media station on the wireless local area network and including connection information for the networked media station;using the connection information to establish a connection with the networked media station through the wireless local area network; andsending multimedia content to the networked media station through the connection, the multimedia content being configured to, when processed by the networked media station, cause the networked media station to output corresponding multimedia, the sending comprising: causing multimedia data from the multimedia content to be decoded to generate decoded multimedia data;causing the decoded multimedia data to be re-encoded to generate re-encoded multimedia data; andcausing the re-encoded multimedia data to be sent to the networked media station. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: in the computer, performing operations for: acquiring, from the networked media station, information describing one or more multimedia capabilities of the networked media station. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising: in the computer, performing operations for: verifying that the networked media station is authorized to receive the multimedia content. 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising: in the computer, performing operations for: encrypting at least one of the decoded multimedia data and the re-encoded multimedia data. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the networked media station that is communicatively coupled to the computer comprises: in the computer, performing operations for: identifying two or more networked media stations that are communicatively coupled to the computer, the two or more networked media stations comprising the networked media station;presenting, in a user interface displayed by the computing device, an identification of the two or more networked media stations; andreceiving a selection of the networked media station. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: in the computer, performing operations for: detecting the networked media station using one or more discovery protocols by detecting, in accordance with the discovery protocols, the advertisement advertising at least one of an availability of the networked media station and one or more multimedia capabilities of the networked media station. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless network is provided by the networked media station. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the operations of causing the multimedia data from the multimedia content to be decoded generate the decoded multimedia data and causing the decoded multimedia data to be re-encoded to generate the re-encoded multimedia data are performed during a transcoding of the multimedia data from a first format to a second format; wherein the first format is different than the second format; andwherein the second format is supported by the networked media station and the first format is not supported by the networked media station. 9. The method of claim 1, further comprising: in the computer, performing operations for: receiving, from the networked media station, data relating to the processing of the multimedia content by the networked media station; andpresenting, in a user interface displayed by the computing device, information based on the data relating to the processing of the multimedia content. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless local area network comprises a WiFi network. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the connection is a direct peer to peer connection. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the connection information comprises one or more of the availability of a service, a name of the networked media station providing the service, a wireless local area network address of the networked media station, and one or more configuration parameters related to the service. 13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method comprising: receiving, through a wireless local area network, an advertisement identifying a networked media station on the wireless local area network and including connection information for the networked media station;using the connection information to establish a connection with the networked media station through the wireless local area network; andsending multimedia content to the networked media station through the connection, the multimedia content being configured to, when processed by the networked media station, cause the networked media station to output corresponding multimedia, the sending comprising: causing multimedia data from the multimedia content to be decoded to generate decoded multimedia data;causing the decoded multimedia data to be re-encoded to generate re-encoded multimedia data; andcausing the re-encoded multimedia data to be sent to the networked media station. 14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein identifying the networked media station that is communicatively coupled to the computer comprises: identifying two or more networked media stations that are communicatively coupled to the computer, the two or more networked media stations comprising the networked media station;presenting, in a user interface displayed by the computing device, an identification of the two or more networked media stations; andreceiving a selection of the networked media station. 15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises: detecting the networked media station using one or more discovery protocols by detecting, in accordance with the discovery protocols, the advertisement advertising at least one of the availability of the networked media station and one or more multimedia capabilities of the networked media station. 16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the operations of causing the multimedia data from the multimedia content to be decoded generate the decoded multimedia data and causing the decoded multimedia data to be re-encoded to generate the re-encoded multimedia data are performed during a transcoding of the multimedia data from a first format to a second format; wherein the first format is different than the second format; andwherein the second format is supported by the networked media station and the first format is not supported by the networked media station. 17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises: receiving, from the networked media station, data relating to the processing of the multimedia content by the networked media station; andpresenting, in a user interface displayed by the computing device, information based on the data relating to the processing of the multimedia content. 18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the wireless local area network comprises a WiFi network. 19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the connection is a direct peer to peer connection. 20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the connection information comprises one or more of the availability of a service, a name of the networked media station providing the service, a wireless local area network address of the networked media station, and one or more configuration parameters related to the service. 21. A computer, comprising: a processing system;a network interface; andwherein the processing system and the network interface perform operations for: receiving, through a wireless local area network, an advertisement identifying a networked media station on the wireless local area network and including connection information for the networked media station;using the connection information to establish a connection with the networked media station through the wireless local area network; andsending multimedia content to the networked media station through the connection, the multimedia content being configured to, when processed by the networked media station, cause the networked media station to output corresponding multimedia, the sending comprising:decoding multimedia data from the multimedia content to generate decoded multimedia data;re-encoding the decoded multimedia data to generate re-encoded multimedia data; andsending the re-encoded multimedia data to the networked media station. 22. The computer of claim 21, wherein, when identifying the networked media station that is communicatively coupled to the computer, the processing system and the network interface perform operations for: identifying two or more networked media stations that are communicatively coupled to the computer, the two or more networked media stations comprising the networked media station;presenting, in a user interface displayed by the computing device, an identification of the two or more networked media stations; andreceiving a selection of the networked media station. 23. The computer of claim 21, wherein the processing system and the network interface further perform operations for: detecting the networked media station using one or more discovery protocols by detecting, in accordance with the discovery protocols, the advertisement advertising at least one of the availability of the networked media station and one or more multimedia capabilities of the networked media station. 24. The computer of claim 21, wherein the operations of causing the multimedia data from the multimedia content to be decoded generate the decoded multimedia data and causing the decoded multimedia data to be re-encoded to generate the re-encoded multimedia data are performed during a transcoding of the multimedia data from a first format to a second format; wherein the first format is different than the second format; and wherein the second format is supported by the networked media station and the first format is not supported by the networked media station. 25. The computer of claim 21, wherein the processing system and the network interface further perform operations for: receiving, from the networked media station, data relating to the processing of the multimedia content by the networked media station; andpresenting, in a user interface displayed by the computing device, information based on the data relating to the processing of the multimedia content. 26. The computer of claim 21, wherein the wireless local area network comprises a WiFi network. 27. The computer of claim 21, wherein the connection is a direct peer to peer connection. 28. The computer of claim 21, wherein the connection information comprises one or more of the availability of a service, a name of the networked media station providing the service, a wireless local area network address of the networked media station, and one or more configuration parameters related to the service.
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